Transportation Design Engineer

Are you a transportation design engineer who enjoys crafting creative solutions to manage the evolving transportation challenges of our clients? Are you interested in working on a diverse range of projects where no two days are the same. If so, we want to hear from you!

A Little About Us

We are engineers, technologists, planners, landscape architects, scientists, and their support teams that work together to deliver infrastructure, minimizing environmental impact and maximizing benefit to the community. We work hard and play hard because that is what #ISLLIFE is all about! Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

ISL’s Transportation Team works collaboratively so that our employees can flourish and focus on our client’s success. Committed to finding, mentoring, and growing the right individual, our team approach is integral to our success:

• Client centric - we are known for our creative approach to problems and provide our clients with innovative, cost effective and award-winning solutions;
• Continuous improvement - we are never satisfied with the status quo and are always looking for creative ways to improve and get the job done;
• Support - we trust our people and do not micromanage, but also give them the tools, resources, and mentorship for individual and team success; and
• Fun and flexible office environment - we understand the dynamic nature of life, so we offer workplace flexibility to allow achievement of personal and team goals and have fun doing it.

A Little About You

Your cover letter must demonstrate:

• Your desire to join ISL. If your skill set doesn’t match the job description, please explain to us why you are a good fit for our position and company;
• Your approach to problem solving and challenging the ideas of others; and
• How you balance the needs of internal and external clients and partners.

Your resume should show us:

• B.Sc. in civil engineering and eligible for registration as an E.I.T. with Engineers and Geoscientists BC, or P.Eng. designation with registration or eligibility for registration with Engineers and Geoscientists BC;
• 2+ years experience – title and compensation will reflect years of experience;
• Proficiency with design software including AutoCAD, Auto Turn, Civil 3D; and
• Knowledge of TAC design guidelines and transportation design practices.

Bonus points for:

• Experience on BC Ministry of Transportation projects and using the BC Supplement to TAC;
• Knowledge of project lifecycle and deliverable requirements for multi-discipline transportation projects;
• Construction experience and applying BC Ministry Construction specifications and/or MMCD standards; and
• 3+ years BC experience.

A Little More About the Role

The successful applicant will be exposed to the entire project lifecycle - from planning to concept through detailed design, tender, and construction services. Exposure will be based on experience and individual skill set and career development opportunities.

• Proposal writing, project cost estimating, and timely delivery of successful project proposals;
• Project management of projects of all sizes, including scope, schedule, and budget;
• Collaborate with multi-discipline project teams and liaison with internal ISL disciplines as well as external sub-consultants to address complex project problems and provide comprehensive project solutions;
• Work in accordance with quality management processes, ensure technical quality of deliverables, and ensure schedule milestones are achieved;
• Liaise with clients and ensure client satisfaction through effective design management;
• Fulfill roles of project manager/design manager and/or transportation design/highway design engineer of record;
• Provide engineering design solutions to address project issues and constraints to achieve client project objectives;
• Complete highway and roadway designs for various types of rural and urban transportation projects;
• Produce and review project construction cost estimates, risk registers, contract documents and specifications;
• Provide design review during construction through to completion of post-construction drawing records and documentation;
• Review third party designs to ensure accuracy and compliance with project as a whole;
• Document preparation including memos, reports, plans, briefing materials and guidelines;
• Develop, guide and mentor staff;
• Business development through client meetings, conferences, mixers, and development of appropriate marketing materials; and
• Present project successes at conferences as well as attend industry technical committees.